Simukai Chigudu (University of Oxford)

Broschiertes Buch

The Political Life of an Epidemic

Beschreibung

Challenging the view of epidemics as purely biological events, this study focuses on the political life of Zimbabwe's cholera epidemic of 2008-9, revealing how the crisis, caused by this preventable disease, had profound implications for political institutions and citizenship in the country.

Autor

Simukai Chigudu is Associate Professor of African Politics at the University of Oxford, and Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. He was awarded the biennial Audrey Richards Prize for the best doctoral thesis in African Studies examined at a UK university. He is the author of several articles in leading academic journals including African Affairs, Critical African Studies, and Health Policy and Planning. He worked as a medical doctor before moving into academia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 372g
• ISBN-13: 9781108733441
• ISBN-10: 1108733441
• Artikelnr.: 63242769